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How to create your own elementary school tech curriculum

By Matt Zalaznick

Mississippi lacks an elementary school tech curriculum, so STEM-focused educators at Madison County Schools developed their own computer science program.

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10 ways Austin ISD reinforces SEL during COVID

SEL priority: Students must feel safe before they can learn

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July 23, 2020

How Executive Function Affects Early Childhood Language

Executive function skills grow at a rapid rate during the early childhood years and provide an important foundation for language, literacy, cognitive and social-emotional development. In this webinar, speech language pathologist and literacy specialist Lucy Hart Paulson provides strategies for helping students develop these interconnected skills, making an important difference in their school and life […]

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July 23, 2020

Educator Accountability: Preparing for the Tough Literacy Challenges Faced by ELLs

Many schools and districts are failing to support ELL students by not providing educators with the knowledge they need to teach reading effectively. With literacy leading as the main indicator of academic success, it is crucial that educators prepare ELLs for the tough challenges they face along the path to literacy, and help these students […]

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July 22, 2020

9 reasons synchronous classes engage English language learners

Building community during synchronous classes sessions with videos and music will help keep English-language learners engaged in online learning during the coming school year.

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July 14, 2020

New book offers 50 ways to test your knowledge on IEPs

LRP Media Group, a recognized leader in the special education publishing industry, has released Meet the IEP Challenge: 50 Scenarios for Staff Compliance Training. Each part of this 2020 book relates to a component of the IEP that is required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

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July 14, 2020

South Carolina offers school districts an incentive for relief spending

Local education agencies can apply for supplemental funds to purchase content, expand connectivity for students, provide devices for teachers and students, license systems that support distance learning infrastructure, or provide PD on effectively delivering remote learning.

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July 07, 2020

What Indianapolis Public Schools' racial equity policy accomplishes

Indianapolis Public Schools recently approved a systemwide racial school policy as part of an ongoing effort to curtail racism and biases in the Indiana district.

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July 07, 2020

Why social-emotional learning must come first when schools reopen

Social-emotional learning will guide students and their teachers in having potentially controversial discussions about their experiences of COVID, the killing of George Floyd and other pressing issues.

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How to create your own elementary school tech curriculum

10 ways Austin ISD reinforces SEL during COVID

SEL priority: Students must feel safe before they can learn

Professional Development Stories

How Executive Function Affects Early Childhood Language

Educator Accountability: Preparing for the Tough Literacy Challenges Faced by ELLs

9 reasons synchronous classes engage English language learners

New book offers 50 ways to test your knowledge on IEPs

South Carolina offers school districts an incentive for relief spending

What Indianapolis Public Schools' racial equity policy accomplishes

Why social-emotional learning must come first when schools reopen